Spun wheels, last day

So last night it didn’t feel like we got as much done as we had been.  Part of the reason was I got home later as I leave work an hour early when I have the dogs.  I also wasted time struggling to figure out how I wanted to attach hardware cloth to the side of the run.  Because I had the roof beam on the inside of the 4×4 supports I had an uneven area to try to attach the wire to.  I messed around with several attempts that involved trying to cut/bend the hardware cloth to accommodate the  area but none of them were satisfactory.

Cindy and I came up with the idea of attaching lumber along the roof line which would give us a level surface to attach the wire to, making life much simpler.  I was originally going to use a 4×4 for the piece, Cindy was the one that suggested just using a 2×4 which worked just as well and actually fit better.  I also had to attach some additional lumber to the frame in the back by the shed.  This time it was needed to make the gap between the posts small enough that the 4 foot wide hardware cloth could attach easily.

Cindy was going around with the stain/waterproofing covering the new pieces I put in place.  I wound up only getting one section in the rear middle covered in hardware cloth before we called it a night.  I am hoping that somehow we manage to find some time this weekend to at least get the run totally enclosed.

Today is a big day for Cindy.  It is her last day working at a conventional full time job.  Although her current job offered her better hours and less wear and tear on her body, there were other aspects of it that just were not a good fit.  The plan is for Cindy to leave the conventional work force as of today to work hard on getting her personal trainer certification, a career that is much more suited for Cindy’s strengths and personality.  She may also supplement with a part time job but luckily for her, her monthly bills are very minimal and don’t require a lot to cover.

The timing of this actually works out very well since the tile portion of our flooring project is scheduled to start on Tuesday.  Cindy will be able to be at the house to handle things, freeing me from consuming a ton of PTO unnecessarily.  Of course there will be a number of other benefits for me by having Cindy home a lot more.  She is very eager to dig into various home projects, cranking up her fitness routine as well as working on her PT cert.  I am excited for her.

This weekend we have a race on Saturday to handle.  The event is small and not chip timed so it relieves a lot of overhead for us.  I am however consider trying to time the race unofficially using an iPad and a platform called Webscorer.  Basically you preload the participant list into the system and then as runners cross the line you touch their bib number on the iPad app.  Obviously this would only work with small events so I figured this would be a good test.

After the race Cindy and I get to dive headfirst into moving all of the furniture in the great room and dining room somewhere else and then tearing up the old carpet.  It should be tons of fun.